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The Effect of Black Congressional Representation on Political Participation

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The election of African Americans to Congress is a primary achievement of the post– civil rights transition from protest to politics. I evaluate the link between black congressional representation and political engagement, as measured by voting participation. There are two related objectives: Construct a broader model of participation that takes into account a key component of the political environment since the civil rights era, and more fully appreciate the political significance of minority officeholding by considering its nonpolicy consequences. Using precinct data from eight midterm elections, I demonstrate that the election of blacks to Congress negatively affects white political involvement and only rarely increases political engagement among African Americans.

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  • Gay, Claudine, 2001. "The Effect of Black Congressional Representation on Political Participation," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 95(3), pages 589-602, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:95:y:2001:i:03:p:589-602_00
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    3. Sophia J. Wallace, 2014. "Examining Latino Support for Descriptive Representation: The Role of Identity and Discrimination," Social Science Quarterly, Southwestern Social Science Association, vol. 95(2), pages 311-327, June.
    4. Matt Golder & Jacek Stramski, 2010. "Ideological Congruence and Electoral Institutions," American Journal of Political Science, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 54(1), pages 90-106, January.
    5. Pratyusna Patnaik, 2013. "Does Political Representation Ensure Empowerment? Scheduled Tribes in Decentralised Local Governments of India," Journal of South Asian Development, , vol. 8(1), pages 27-60, April.

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